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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2001
Tae-min Kim, Changwon, KR;
Hyo-jae Lee, Changwon, KR;
Tae-Min Kim, Changwon, KR;
Hyo-Jae Lee, Changwon, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a valve apparatus for a hermetic compressor. In the present invention, an elastic lead () is integrally formed with a discharge valve () in order to reduce striking force generated when the discharge valve () strikes a valve seat () and to facilitate opening of the discharge valve (). The elastic lead () is formed by cutting out an intermediate portion of the discharge valve (), and a free end of the elastic lead is bent to directed to a free end () or a clasped portion () of the discharge valve (). The free end () of the elastic lead () is supported on a bottom surface of a recess () in a valve plate (), and thus, the elastic lead () exerts elastic force on the discharge valve () in a direction that the discharge valve () is opened. According to the present invention constructed as such, noise generated when the discharge valve () operates can be minimized, and opening/closing operation of the discharge valve () can be smoothly performed.